Eight men in the UK have been arrested by the police due to a £1.3 million Barclays cyber-theft case, reported Finextra. According to the article, £1.3 million was stolen from a Barclays Bank branch computer system by a gang of men.
UK police reported that one of the criminals pretended to be an IT employee and was able to connect a keyboard video mouse to one of the branch’s computers. The gang then managed to transfer money to various bank accounts.
The men are currently in custody and police are continuing to carry out investigation.
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